Former professor sentenced for child porn

James Stewart, a former King’s College professor, will spend several months in jail on child pornography charges.

Police charged Stewart, of Wright Township, with 120 child pornography-related counts. He pleaded guilty to all of them. His sentences for each run concurrently for 11 to 23 months.

Stewart, 53, told authorities he was drinking, got curious, downloaded illegal images and later felt ashamed of what he had done. Prosecutors said he downloaded images of girls between 6 and 13 years old involved in sex acts.

Police investigating online child porn found a file show a young girl completely nude and traced the file to Stewart’s computer.

Stewart retired from the Air Force as a major in 2001 and previously worked for King’s College as a tutorial coordinator and a adjunct lecturer in foreign cultures. He was suspended without pay following his June 25, 2013 arrest.

College spokesman John McAndrew said Stewart is not employed at the college, but he would not say if the charges played a role in his status.

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